Belt game 783 · November 4, 1956
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 78–76 on the road to start reign 357 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since October 27, 1956, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 11, 1956.
357Reign number
25Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 6-8 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 9-13 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 17 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 1-4 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-1 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 28 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 12-13 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Joe Holup | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Tucker | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Ray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).